Gardening Articles
Controlling Insects Organically
Most gardeners are anxious to get out into their gardens as soon as the weather warms up and the first green sprout appears. Unfortunately, plant-eating insects are just as anxious as we are to get into the garden. They seem to think that our beautiful shrubs and tasty vegetables were planted for their benefit!
Prune and Trelis Your Tomato Plants
For many home gardeners, the tomato crop is often a source of pride. Gardeners often compete to see who can grow the earliest ripe fruit, the biggest or most flavorful tomato. The desire for perfect tomatoes sends many gardeners to their local garden centers in search of the latest potions or products that promise to help them achieve their goals.
Let’s Plant Potatoes in the Garden
Potatoes, taters, spuds…call them what you will, potatoes are a staple in the diet of many people all over the planet. Potatoes are a nutritious, versatile vegetable, and they’re incredibly easy to grow. But before you run out to the garden with your shovel and hoe, there are a few things you should know about planting potatoes.
Why is compost special?
Building and maintaining a compost pile is the surest, easiest way to become a better gardener. Not only will you be producing the best possible food for your garden, but by watching leaves, eggshells, orange rinds, and grass clippings become transformed into rich compost filled with earthworms and other soil creatures, you'll be learning what healthy soil is all about.
Compost is a rich and crumbly blend of partially decomposed organic material that does wonderful things for your garden.
Composting The Easy Way
Having an ample supply of good rich compost is the gardeners' dream. Composthas many uses, and all of those uses will result in nicer plants. However, composting can be time consuming and hard work. I place a reasonable value on my time, so spending hours and hours turning compost piles doesn’t qualify as a worthwhile exercise, at least in my book. Nonetheless, I do compost, but I do so on my terms.
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- Planting Tomatoes In Your Garden
- Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant?
- Weed Control Facts
- Garden Housekeeping
- Laying Out and Planting Vegetable Gardens
- The Basics of Planting Vegetable Gardens
- Building and Planting Vegetable Gardens
- Planting Vegetable Gardens for Beginners
- Long-term Plans for Planting Vegetable Gardens
- Planning Before Planting Vegetable Gardens
- No Backyard? Try Planting Vegetable Gardens Indoors!
- Advantages of Planting Vegetable Gardens
- Save Money and Get Healthy by Planting Vegetable Gardens
- Planting Vegetable Gardens for Stress Relief
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